"I shouldn't have woken you up. José said, staring into her eyes.

Rong Ruo grimaced mischievously, "Senior brother, because I haven't fallen asleep at all." ”

Jose frowned, her level of stealth has improved a lot, if it weren't for Maruzat's reminder, it would probably be difficult for him to find out that Rong Ruo had been secretly following him all along, but Maruzat said in the letter that he wanted to come alone, but now he brought Rong Ruo here, which was a mistake he made.

But Maruzat didn't care, he smiled and said, "It's okay, I haven't been here for many years, it's good to be lively." He bent down as if Rong Ruo had a hand outstretched, "Young lady, may I have the honor of inviting you to visit the Humble House?"

Since the master didn't care, Jose naturally didn't have an opinion, Rong Ruo grimaced at him and put her hand on Maruzat's hand, and jumped up and down and followed him into the big library, and Jose followed them.

Now that it is the closing time of the Great Library, there are no more visitors in the library, he and Rong Ruo are the only visitors to this famous library of the Empire, and the all-knowing Maruzat is their tour guide, maybe anyone who receives this treatment will be grateful, but José will not, because until now Maruzat is still introducing the history and stories of this great library to Rong Ruo, without mentioning what he invited him to come for.

"This is the Ancient Books section, where the Hegu family donated a batch of ancient books when the library was completed, and they are all kept here, on the shelves over there. Maruzat pointed to a bookshelf full of books and said to Rongruo.

"Lord All-Knowing, what is the important thing you say in your letter? José asked the question before Maruzat went on to introduce Rong Ruo to the next row of bookshelves.

"Child, you don't need to be so reserved, the omniscient is just a title, just call me by my name. Maruzat replied with a smile, but after seeing José's expressionless face, he could only smile and shake his head, and still answered José's question, "I'm not the one you have something important to talk to." ”

"Not you?" José frowned slightly, if it wasn't for Maruzat himself wanting to see him, then who could say that Maruzat invited him in his name?

"It's me. José's doubts were answered by a voice from the corner, and a man in a cloak stood behind a bookshelf in the antiquarian section with a book, carefully placing the ancient book in his hand back on the shelf, and then walked out.

"Who are you?" asked José as he stared at him, his face hidden under his hood that Jose couldn't really see.

"This is not the place. Instead of answering José's question, the man turned his gaze to Maruzat.

Maruzat responded to his gaze and said to him, "Actually, you don't need to be so cautious. ”

But the man in the cloak still had no intention of talking here, saying, "It's always good to be careful." ”

Seeing this, Maruzat did not object, and said to the people, "Please come with me." ”

José and his party followed Maruzate down the aisle to an inconspicuous door, and Maruzat pushed open the door and walked out first, outside of which was a downward staircase that extended to a meadow, and they came outside, overhead, because the huge branches of the pale tree prevented the moonlight from shining down, and the surroundings were pitch black.

At the bottom of the stairs was a stone platform with a glass cover, and Maruzat walked over to lift it, and then called out something into the darkness in a language that sounded a little awkward, sharp but with a sense of vicissitudes.

"Senior brother, what is he doing?" asked Rong Ruo as she tugged at Jose's sleeve, her eyes full of curiosity.

José didn't answer, as he wasn't quite sure what language Maruzat was speaking right now, but the hooded man seemed to have some research on it, and he answered Rong Ruo's question, "It's goblin language." ”

"Fairy language?" Rong Ruo tilted her head, her eyes a little confused.

Maruzat's call was quickly answered, and the same vicissitudes of sound came from the darkness, followed by many small fist-sized dots of light floating out of the darkness, they flew around Maruzat, Maruzat opened the glass cover in his hand, and two of the small dots of light flew in, emitting a soft light inside.

Rong Ruo curiously approached Maruzat, and through the exterior of the glass cover, she could see the two small glowing dots inside, they were two small people, they were dressed in clothes made of leaves, and there were two pairs of transparent wings on their backs, and a soft light emanated from them.

"Leprechaun, this magical creature is said to be extinct. The hooded man stroked his chin and looked at it for a while.

"The world is changing so fast, and there are fewer and fewer environments out there for them to live in. Maruzat's voice was a little lonely.

Rong Ruo was curious and wanted to poke her finger at the glass cover containing the goblin, but was stopped by Maruzat, "Young lady, this is rude. Rong retracted her fingers, stuck her tongue out at Maruzat, and ducked behind José.

Maruzat just smiled at this, and after turning back and saying something in the elven language to the little goblins around him, the remaining goblins returned to the darkness and gradually darkened.

Carrying a lantern with a leprechaun, Maruzate led José and his men along a path in the grass, and after a while, they came across a windowless two-story wooden house

The huts lit a dim oil lamp, and the faint light of the fire seemed to be extinguished at any moment, and Maruzat opened the glass cover and said a few words to the two little goblins that flew out of it, and the two goblins flew around Maruzat twice before disappearing into the night sky.

José and the others followed Maruzate into the legendary inner library, which was much more modest than José had expected, with only a table with a stack of white paper on which half a page was written, and an uncovered inkwell next to it. In addition to these things, all that is left in the whole house are bookshelves, most of which are full, and some of the bookshelves are still free, and at a glance, there are probably tens of thousands of volumes.

José casually glanced at the white paper as he passed by the table, the last line of which read, "On the night of July 20, 807, Ye Zhiqiu visited. José was blocked by the hooded man before he could finish it, staring at the bookshelves in the room and exclaiming, "Is this the whole history of this world?"

"No, it's only a part, the world is vast, I can only choose a part of it to record. Maruzat replied as he led them through the shelves where the Centuries were housed and up the creaking staircase to the attic, which could seem to be Maruzat's parlor, but because they had not been taken care of for a long time, the coffee table and the three rattan chairs were covered with dust, "Forgive me, I haven't had guests in this little place for many years. ”

"It doesn't matter. The hooded man chose one of the rattan chairs to sit down, but he didn't rush to speak, his eyes were on Rong Ruo.

Rong Ruo didn't notice this, she was eagerly looking at the "Centuries" on the shelf, wanting to open a book to read, Maruzat walked up to Rong Ruo knowingly, bent down and said to her, "Young Miss, would you like me to introduce you to some goblin friends?"

Then he left the attic with a happy Rongruo, and only Maruzat and the hooded man were left in the room, and after seeing Rongruo leave, the hooded man finally took off his hood, revealing a face that Jose knew.

"Mr. Ye. Jose bowed slightly and sat down on the rattan chair opposite Ye Zhiqiu.

"Lan Yue is still alive, just in Jiangcheng. Ye Zhiqiu took off his glasses, and at the same time took out a handkerchief from his pocket and began to wipe his glasses, but Jose didn't see any stains on them, "She's Twilight's daughter, you should have seen her, right, two years ago." ”

"Yes. José replied that he was not lying, and in fact he would not lie.

"Help me take her back to the capital, I can't send someone there for some reason. Ye Zhiqiu's action of wiping his glasses stopped, and he stared at Jose tightly.

He didn't answer, he wouldn't lie, but he could choose not to answer certain questions.

Ye Zhiqiu just stared at him like this, the two looked at each other, and for a while there was only the sound of the two of them breathing in the room.

Finally, it was Ye Zhiqiu who opened his mouth first, "Is it because Twilight Yu told you something before she died?"

"Yes. José replied very directly.

"She doesn't want her child to return to the capital?" Ye Zhiqiu looked at Jose uncertainly.

She said she wanted her children to live an ordinary life. Jose replied, he suddenly felt a little irritable, every time something had to do with Ye Duyu, it would make him make some irrational decisions, he didn't like this.

Ye Zhiqiu was silent for a long time, and then he spoke: "She is just a child, and it will be very difficult to live alone." ”

José remained silent and did not respond.

Ye Zhiqiu sighed, and then said, "Some time ago, there was a group of children in a pawn shop in Jiangcheng in the Ye family who wanted to sell an amber pendant, which was the pendant of Twilight Rain, and she must have encountered some kind of trouble. ”

Jose was still silent, he knew that Ye Zhiqiu was right.

Ye Zhiqiu threw the last weight on Jose's scales, "She is only nine years old this year, she should have lived a carefree life like a child of the same age, instead of starving and thinking about where her next meal will be on the street, she is the child of Twilight Rain, I am her uncle, I will definitely be able to let her live a better life." ”

José stared at the dust on the coffee table for a long time, and finally spoke, "It's up to her to decide whether to go to the capital or not." ”

He finally made this unreasonable choice, he wanted to go to Jiangcheng.